Chapter 26: "They Multiply"

I picked this color print because it looks dreadful with the purple, doesn't it?

So, the infamous class of very smart and hyper boys (and one girl) has just expanded. The new boy seems to be quiet and friendly and every bit as competent as the other kids. This is extremely refreshing to me, because some parents seem to think that pushing to get their kids into a harder class will make their children smarter.....This often results in a class full of children on one level, with a few of them holding everyone back, because the teacher has to guide them along personally and give them extra help.

I have another class that did have seven kids in it, all about 7 years old, and now there are 9 students in it. It's like a madhouse. I had just started getting the hang of controlling them by offering candy to the students who behaved....but now it's a zoo. It's a listening class, but half the time is spent getting them to all be quiet. Lucky me, I've had a chest cold for the past two weeks, so I can't yell any louder than a regular indoor voice T_T

Also, one of the new boys' name is Tom, but when I say "Tom" all the little students say "No, teacher, it's Tahm!!" I tried to pronounce it like that, but I just sound like I'm from Wisconsin or Boston or something. Try it, see how goofy you sound.